ANNEXURE A Overarching comments  The current draft methodology was preceded by a draft version published in September 2021. Whilst some enhancements have been made, it cannot be considered an improved methodology compared to the Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD) methodology, primarily because it lacks detailed formulae and rules for interpretation...[CLICK ON THE DOCUMENT IMAGE BELOW TO READ FULL TEXT]

The EIUG and the Industry Task Team on Climate Change (“ITTCC”) collectively view climate change as one of the greatest threats humanity has ever faced. The impacts of climate change on people’s livelihoods, the environment and future generations is seen daily worldwide and cannot be understated. Ultimately, climate change poses a threat to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (“UNSDG”), particularly UNSDG 13. Developing countries, such as ours, have already experienced the severe effects of climate change and we will be highly impacted in the near future by the negative impacts of climate change. As such it ...READ ARTICLE >>

The EIUG has noted the NERSA rejection of Eskom’s Fifth Multi Year Price Determination (MYPD5) and the NERSA proposal for a year interim increase instead. The EIUG has in its response to the ESKOM Regulatory Clearing Account for Financial Year 2019/20 (RCA FY20) called for both the review of the pricing methodology and an interim 2–3-year fixed price increase be implemented in consultation with all key stakeholders. We believe this would ultimately offer stability and the ability to plan by all parties while a pricing methodology is being reviewed. ...[CLICK ON THE DOCUMENT IMAGE BELOW TO READ FULL RESPONSE] ...READ ARTICLE >>

The EIUG welcomes the opportunity to contribute to this important consultation and welcomes the STPPP initiative as a contributor in closing the energy deficit and thereby alleviating energy interruptions. Attached please find our response as annexure to this letter. ANNEXURE A:  EIUG RESPONSE: PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON CONCURRENCE WITH THE MINISTERIAL DETERMINATION ON THE PROCUREMENT OF NEW GENERATION CAPACITY FROM A RANGE OF ENERGY SOURCES FROM THE SHORT-TERM POWER PURCHASE PROGRAMME (STPPP) ...[CLICK ON THE DOCUMENT IMAGE BELOW TO READ FULL TEXT]

The EIUG welcomes the opportunity to contribute to this important consultation and welcomes the initiative to consolidate infrastructure projects that are critical for our economy and the plan’s intent to improve coordination and transparency for all stakeholders. We are committing to play our part in the formulation of the plan especially with regards to the energy infrastructure planning. As such the EIUG will primarily focus its comments on the energy infrastructure, however, some of the comments will also apply in other areas of the plan. Attached please find our response as annexure to this letter. ANNEXURE A: EIUG RESPONSE: ...READ ARTICLE >>

The EIUG welcomes the opportunity to contribute to this important consultation in the determination process for Eskom’s fourth Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD4) Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) Year 1 (2019/20) application. To this effect EIUG will comment only to a few aspects of the balances being applied for but focus more on some of the issues which repeatedly results in the volatility of the prices be it through RCA or recent court reviews. In essence we believe the key issues to this application relate to  i) The poor maintenance regime applied by Eskom;  ii) The unsuitability of the pricing methodology ...READ ARTICLE >>

The EIUG believes that as a collective of stakeholders, we need to create an enabling electricity supply industry that will enable the country to prosper and that the deployment of ‘own-use’ generation will assist in closing of the national supply deficit, stabilising our escalating electricity costs and the decarbonisation of our economy.  The EIUG therefore welcomes the opportunity from the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) to contribute to this important consultation on the Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act (2006), Licensing Exemption and Registration Notice.  ...[CLICK ON THE DOCUMENT IMAGE BELOW TO READ FULL TEXT] ...READ ARTICLE >>

The EIUG welcomes the opportunity to submit comments on the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP2016) (assumptions, Base case and observations). The draft IRP2016 and the draft Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) were published for public comment in the government gazette on 25 November 2016. The EIUG was pleased at the announcement of an extension for the submission of written comments to 31 March 2017. [CLICK ON THE DOCUMENT IMAGE BELOW TO READ FULL TEXT]